In an interview with Bollywood Now, Maria revealed that she had the opportunity to style Aishwarya for her 2002 film Devdas and praised the actress’ gracious nature. Maria recalled that she only styled Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s hair for the Silsila Ye Chahat Ka song in Devdas.
She shared an incident from Greece where she encountered Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan. The location had peculiar stairs and was quite dark. As Maria was climbing up and the Bachchans were coming down, she saw Aishwarya but didn’t greet her, assuming the actress wouldn’t remember her among so many people.
“To my surprise, she recognized me and called out my name, ‘Maria, how come you are here?’ I was amazed and told her, ‘I am here with Kangana.’ Aishwarya is incredibly kind and has a wonderful nature,” she recalled.
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Maria then talked about Kangana and mentioned that the actress is an extremely sweet person who insists visitors have food before leaving her home, always saying, “Sit and eat first.” She recalled that if they had a shoot at noon, Kangana would invite them over and serve whatever was cooked. Maria often had to leave early for personal reasons, and Kangana never threw tantrums, always cooperating and allowing her to go. Despite being straightforward with many, Kangana treated them with great warmth.
She added, “She even took me to Himachal Pradesh to show her residence and invited me to her sister’s wedding. Kangana always appreciated my work, and I never forget to call her on her birthday. She would say, ‘Maria, you never forget me.’”